Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1887-08-04
Ohio Rennhlicans.


and as a statesman of fidelity, large ex-
perience and great ability. His career
as statesman began with the birth of
the Republican party He has grown
and developed with the organization;
his genius and patriotism are stamped
upon the records of the party and the
status and constitution of the country;
and, believing that his nomination for
Inc office of president would be wise and
judicious, we respectfully present his
name to the people of the United States
as candidate, and announce our hearty
and cordial support of him for that
Office"
The platform, which closes with the
resolution given above, is as follows:
1--WE are in favor of protective tariff,
to secure to American citizens the privi-
leges Of supplying every article which
can be produced as well in the United
States as in other countries, and suf-
ficiently to supply American wants
Such tariff makes a demand for and
gives employment to American labor
and thereby aids in securing Just COM
pensation for labor. We denounce the
Ohio Democratic platform of q tariff for
revenue only, and which demands an
indiscriminate reduction in all duties of
imported articles, the effect of which
would be to encourage importation,
thus giving American patronage to for
eign labor, rather than our own.
RESTRICTING FOREIGN IMMIGRATION.
while we adhere to the public policy
under which our country has received
from Europe great hordes of honest, in
dustrious citizens who have added to
the wealth, progress and power of our
country, and while we welcome to our
shores the well-disposed and industrious
emigrant, who contributes by his energy
and intelligence to the cause of free
government, we view with alarm I'M
restricted immigration from foreign
alnds Us dangerous to the
peace and good order of the
country and the integrity and character
of citizenship We urge congress to
pass such laws and establish such reg
ulations as shall protect us from the
inroads of the anarchists, the COM
munist the polygamist, fugative from
justice, the vicious and criminal classes,
contract labor in every form under any
name or guise; and all others who seek
our shores not to become a part of our
civilization and citizenship, who ac-
knowledge no allegiance to our laws,
no sympathy with our aims and institu-
tons, but who come among us to make
war upon society, To diminish the dig
nifty and rewards of American working
men. and degrade our labor to their
level. Against all these our gates should
be closed. But while favoring every
honorable and practicable measure to
protect American labor against the evil
effects of foreign immigration and COM
petition, we recognize, Also the dangers
which menace it at home and CON
denim as hostile to its cause and as sub
versiye of its dignity and power, the
bold and persistent usurpation in many
of the states Of its political rights and
privileges. The condition of the men
who labor in the North cannot be main
tanned or improved, so long as the men
who labor in the South are wrongfully
deprived of the rights and power of
American citizenship. Their labor meets
in close and immediate competition, and
neither can be degraded without striking
ut the prosperity and independence of
Of the other Recognizing these plain
truths we demand free ballot and
TAR COUNT III all StClIOHS VI. OtlI COuUtIy.
We demand it and will ever demand it
as the only source of justice to the real
producers of prosperity and wealth, and
the sole security of the republic and its
free institutions.
I'VE deprecate national strife and
divisions. We have placed the war;
with its hates and revenges behind us;
but the settlements of the war
must stand acknowledgement, hon
ored and observed in every part of the
republic More we have never de-
manded; less we will not have. Con-
gress should exercise its constitutional
authority, and take control and supervis-
ion of elections of representatives to
congress.
PROTECTION FOR WOOL.
eve demand such duties on wool
and manufactures thereof as will Sc
cure the American market to American
producers. We denounce the demand
made under President Cleveland's adj
ministratlou by the secretary of the
treasury in his annual report of Dec. g.
1886. for the immediate passage of an
act placing raw material upon the free
list, and we denounce the Democratic
state platform which proclamS its
hearty and unqualified endorsement of
said administration, and demands re-
duction of the present duties on wool
aud on wooden and on worsted goods.
Such reductions would destroy the wool
growing and wooden manufacturing in
dustries, would invite large imports,
break down American competition, and
give the control of our market to foreign
producers who would ultimately de-
mand exorbitant prices. We earnestly
protest against the decisions of the
secretary of the treasury in customs
cases in the interest Of the foreign pro-
Queer and foreign labor, as in oppo-
sition to the letter and spirit of the
tariff laws.
I'VE favor liberal pensions to the
soldiers and sailors of the Union, adj
equate appropriations for the improve
ment Of our national waterways, and
national aid to education. If too much
revenue be collected TO meet these and
other public needs, we demand that
the first step in the reduction thereof
shall be the abolition of the internal
tax upon American grown tobacco.
TIE CIVIL SERVICE AND TEMPERANCE.
while we condemn the false pre-
lenses OF EreSlueOl NleNelduu 40
ministration of the civil service law, we
advocate the maintenance and proper
enforcement of said law. and demand
such additional legislation as will Ie-
move appointments from partisan in
fluences.
I'VE point with just pride to the en-
actment of the Dow law in fultillment
of the promises of the Republican par
ty and we pledge ourselves to such
further legislation as may be necessary
TO keep abreast with enlightened public
sentiment on this question, to the end
that the evils resulting from the traffic
in intoxicating liquors be restrained
10 tho utmost possible extent in all
parts of the state.
The platform also demands that pub
lie lands shall be held for the benefit of
actual settlers; extends sympathy to
Gladstone and Parnell, condemns the
pension vetoes of Mr.. Cleveland, de-
mands of congress n liberal enactment
pensioning the soldiers of the country |
that the helpless widows of dead sol |
dieIs, regardless Of the cause of death, |
dependent parents and disabled sol |
diers shall receive the bounty of the |